Spark Plasma Sintering of Ceramic Matrix Composite of ZrB2 and TiB2: Microstructure, Densification, and Mechanical Properties—A Review

SD Oguntuyi, OT Johnson, MB Shongwe - Metals and Materials …, 2021 - Springer
The relentless effort for the innovation of improved materials for application in high-
temperature environment, structural and functional application has paved the way for the …

Heat transfer and pressure drop in a ZrB2 microchannel heat sink: a numerical approach

M Vajdi, FS Moghanlou, ER Niari, MS Asl… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advances in micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) resulted in the fabrication of
electronic and optic devices which generate high amounts of heat in a small space …

Numerical simulation of heat transfer during spark plasma sintering of zirconium diboride

M Sakkaki, FS Moghanlou, M Vajdi, MS Asl… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Temperature and electric current distributions in the spark plasma sintering process of a ZrB
2 sample were simulated using finite element method. The main source of heating in spark …

[HTML][HTML] Nanoindentation and nanostructural characterization of ZrB2–SiC composite doped with graphite nano-flakes

MS Asl, B Nayebi, A Motallebzadeh… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nano-sized graphite was used as a dopant for fabrication of ZrB 2–SiC ceramic via spark
plasma sintering at 1800° C for 8 min under 35 MPa. As-sintered composite was …

Effects of spark plasma sintering temperature on densification, hardness and thermal conductivity of titanium carbide

A Babapoor, MS Asl, Z Ahmadi, AS Namini - Ceramics International, 2018 - Elsevier
The effects of spark plasma sintering (SPS) temperature on densification, microstructure,
hardness and thermal conductivity of monolithic TiC ceramics were studied. Three samples …

Spark plasma sintering of TiC–SiCw ceramics

MS Asl, Z Ahmadi, AS Namini, A Babapoor… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
Silicon carbide whiskers (SiC w) in TiC had impressive impacts on the properties and made
it possible for special applications which generally would not be conceivable with TiC alone …

Effects of graphite nano-flakes on thermal and microstructural properties of TiB2–SiC composites

FS Moghanlou, S Nekahi, M Vajdi, Z Ahmadi… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the last decades, the production of ultra-high temperature composites with improved
thermo-mechanical properties has attracted much attention. This study focuses on the effect …

Hot pressing and oxidation behavior of ZrB2–SiC–TaC composites

MG Kakroudi, MD Alvari, MS Asl, NP Vafa… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract A ZrB 2–20 vol% SiC–5 vol% TaC ceramic was sintered through the hot pressing
process. By sintering for 60 min at 1850° C under 40 MPa in a vacuum atmosphere, an …

Microstructure and thermomechanical characteristics of spark plasma sintered TiC ceramics doped with nano-sized WC

AS Namini, Z Ahmadi, A Babapoor… - Ceramics …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, we studied the effects of nano-sized WC addition (0, 1.5 and 3 wt%) on
microstructure and thermomechanical properties of TiC-based ceramics. WC-doped TiC …

Microstructural, thermal and mechanical characterization of TiB2–SiC composites doped with short carbon fibers

S Nekahi, FS Moghanlou, M Vajdi, Z Ahmadi… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Spark plasma sintering method, at the temperature of 1800° C under the pressure of 40 MPa
for 7 min, was employed for fabrication of TiB 2–SiC-based composites. The influences of …